COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
SECONDARY STORAGE DEVICES
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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CDs store more data than floppy drives.
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Answer. Answer: Floppy disks store much less data than a CD-ROM disk or USB flash drive. A normal 3½ inch disk can store 1.44 megabytes of data.
Detailed explanation-2: -Stability-the CD media is much more stable and reliable in terms of keeping the data intact than the floppy. The floppy disk is read by a head in contact with the recording media.
Detailed explanation-3: -Digital versatile discs (DVDs) can store more information than compact discs (CDs) because they have smaller pits, placed closer together.
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